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B16366256. Patented July 12, 1887.

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CATANI ENIAL SACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,256, dated July 12, 1887.

Application filed May 16, 1887. Serial No. 238,369.

\ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AURIE VALON ROBIN- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Ann, in the county of Washington and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bands for Supporting the Absorptive Cloth or Pad of Women during the Menstrual Period; and I do hereby declare the following to rloe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is'an improvement in catamenial bands; and my said invention consists in certain details of construction of the same, as and for the purposes hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

The object of this invention is to construct the band used by women during the menstrual period as to so support the absorptive pad or cloth that it will adapt itself to the form, be easy and comfortable to the wearer without cutting or pullingv upon the hips, and at the same time permit the body to assume various positions without strain or annoyance. To accomplish this I proceed as follows, reference now bein g had to the accompanying drawings for a better understanding of the details of construction, and in which drawings-- Figure l represents a view in perspective of a catamenial band constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2, a view in elevation of one of the halfsections composing` the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line m x of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 illustrates the position of the band upon the hips of the wearer, and Fig. 5 is a View in section of one of the ends of one of the curved sections of the band.

This band is composed of two halfsections, a a', of equal length and width, and of curved form, or the segment of a circle, as shown in Fig. A2. Each of these segments c and a is composed of two or more thicknesses of cloth, webbing, or other suitable material of an inelastic nature as at a2 a Fi rs. 3 and 4 secured together by rows of stitching, as at b b', along the top and bottom edge thereof, and the ends Aof each section are re-enforced or bound by a piece of thin leather or stout material, which ineloses said ends, as at c, Fig. 5, and is secured (No model.)

in position upon said bands by stitching, as at c', and provided with a series of eyelets, as at d, through which passes an elastic cord or lacing, e, whereby the two sections composing the band are adj ustably and elastically united together at their ends, as shown in Fig. l.

As before stated, the material composing the band is cut upon a curve, or of the segment of a circle, and of two or more thicknesses, whose ends are made Haring, or to extend outward, as at f, Figs. 2 and 3, whereby the diameter of the band at its lower edge is greater than at the top, so that said band will adapt itself to the outline of the hips, as in Fig. 4, and thereby bear equally upon all its surface. All cutting by the edge thereof is therefore obviated, and when made of two thicknesses of material the inner one may be soft, so as not to irritate the flesh, while the outer thickness may be coarse and strong, so as to be durable. rlhe elastic lacing at the sides providesaconvenient means for adjusting the band to different sizes, and at the same time permits unrestrained freedom of motion of the wearer. Another and great advantage derived from the use of these elastic laces is, that the parts lie close and smooth, and without bulging and consequent pressure, as where straps and buckles are used for this purpose.

To each of the curved sections a a of the band is secured a large loop, Z, for the attachment of the absorptive pad or cloth, which loop is composed of a piece of soft flexible rubbertubing,whose ends are secured between the layers of the band by the lower rows of stitching, b', and these loops being in tubular form and very elastic permits any movement or position ofthe body, at the same time holding the absorptive cloth in place without any binding upon the hips or tightening of the cloth as to be uncomfortable. The tubular form of the loop also permits the ready adjustment of the cloth or napkin when desired, and said loops are made of sui'lieient length to eX- tend well around the sides of the band, so that the pressure and weightis evenly divided, and

is not brought directly over the pelvic region,

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convenient, andhealthy, and it may be Worn either over or underneath the underclothing, rubber loops Z, all united by top and bottom as desired. rows of stitching, as at b b', and elastic lacing 15 Having thus described my invention, whatl e c, passing through the eyelets d, and adjustclaim as'new, anddesire to secure by Letters l ably and flexibly uniting the two sections of Patent of the United States, is as follows, viz: the band together, as described, for the pur- Y The supporting-band for cat-anienial or ab poses specified.

sorptive cloths or pads, composed of the two secpieces c, supplied with eyelets Land tubular tions a a', each made curved or of the section n I AURIE VALON ROBINSON' of a circle, and of two or more thicknesses of In presence 0f material, a2 c3, of equal width from end to end, L. P. MILLER,

and with flaring ends f, having re-enforced V. M. JORDAN. 

